Hanns Hippius Hans-Jürgen Möller Norbert Müller Gabriele Neundörfer-Kohl 2008 This book first appeared in Germany in 2004. In response to the great amount of interest in the book expressed by colleagues from all over the world, we subsequently decided to produce this English version. We have also taken this opportunity to update the information on the Department of […]

By Nick Kanas Dietrich Manzey 2008 It has been 5 years since the appearance of the 1st Edition of Space Psychology and Psychiatry. The book reached a fairly broad audience, including astronauts and cosmonauts, space agency officials, members of the scientific community, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public. Much has happened in the field since then, with […]

Edited by Richard N. Kocsis 2008 Despite technological and societal advances, crimes of an inexplicably violent nature still permeate contemporary civilizations throughout the world. The very existence of such aberrations, despite the passage of time over the centuries and the supposed evolution of our societies, suggests that some of the most basic instincts inherent to humanity may fundamentally relate […]

Heinrich Bartuska, Manfred Buchsbaumer, Gerda Mehta, Gerhard Pawlowsky, Stefan Wiesnagrotzki (eds.) 2008 Guidelines for the New Standard

Anthony Guerrero · Melissa Piasecki Editors 2008 Learning behavioral science is an important part of becoming physicians.More and more, professional and accrediting organizations are explicitly endorsing the necessity of physicians being skilled and well trained in these areas.

Edited by Edwin R. Wallace John Gach 2008 Most of the prefatory issues are extensively elaborated upon in the Prolegomenon, which also contains the complete references to the texts and authors discussed below. Nevertheless, the “Preface” would be grossly incomplete without touching on some of these issues, books, and scholars.  

Ad J.J.M. Vingerhoets · Ivan Nyklícek Johan Denollet Editors 2008 Conceptual and Clinical Issues

Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola l Thomas P. Gullotta Editors 2008 Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention This book, Depression in Latinos: Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention, edited by Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola and Thomas P. Gullotta, represents the most far-advanced conceptualization of and knowledge about ‘‘depression’’ in the Latino population that resides in the United States. Depression is more than a mental illness that […]

Wen-Shing Tseng • Jon Streltzer 2008 Modern medicine is making remarkable advances associated with breakthroughs in medical technology and rapidly accumulating biomedical knowledge. However, it is a commonly shared concern that, in becoming more technically oriented, the practice of medicine—with a sometimes excessive focus on the body while ignoring mind and emotion—struggles to maintain a human face.